Terms of Use & Etiquette for the Kaplan Apprenticeships Social Media Site

1. The Kaplan Apprenticeships social networking site is a public www site with secure groups for Kaplan students, Kaplan clients and Kaplan staff
   
   
2. When adding content to the site we respect each other’s opinions, whoever they are, wherever they are
   
   
3. People should not be critical of postings, if someone has a contrary opinion this should be constructed in a positive way, with a positive alternative course of action proposed
   
   
4. We should never criticise any individual, students, Kaplan staff member, clients or competitors
   
   
5. Kaplan students and clients should not invite people to join the private groups site who are not Kaplan students or clients
   
   
6. Use of Forums: - Please address the specific topics of the conversation
   
   
7. Use of Forums: - Support your point of view with well founded arguments and facts
   
   
8. Use of Forums:- Please respect the views of others and consider them carefully before responding with postings of your own
   
   
9. Use of Forums:- do not post messages that are not relevant to the debate topic
   
   
10. Use of Forums:- do not post repetitive messages, including cross posting and flooding
    
    
11. Use of Forums:- do not post messages with no content
    
    
12. Use of Forums: do not post virus files, or code which might interrupt, destroy or limit functionality of the site or any computer software or equipment
    
    
13. Kaplan reserves the right to ban members who contravene the terms of use
    
    
14. Users of the site must not submit any content that:-
    • Is threatening, abusive, libellous, indecent, or graphic including hate speech directed at specific ethnic groups, nationality, sexual orientation, organisation, corporation, religion and which breach any UK laws
    • Infringes copyright protections
    • Attempts to disguise the origins of the postings
    • Encourages others to commit illegal acts or harass individuals
    
    
15. Non Kaplan staff should not use the functionality of this site as a selling/marketing tool. Any overt selling messages will be removed.
    
    
16. Privacy of the site is dictated by the NING privacy guidelines found here

Gary Woodhall

Chief Technology Officer

Kaplan Professional UK